Jeff Friedman The stock market’s early year optimism has faded, and major market averages have turned lower. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 is down about 8 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 4 percent, and the Nasdaq 100 is down about 1 percent. Is the big bad bear market back? We are clearly in [...]
by Jeff Friedman The volatility in the markets over the past couple months has been overwhelming, and it’s due to global uncertainty. It’s not clear exactly where the U.S. economy is headed (recession or no recession), we still have a divided Congress, and Federal Reserve policymakers are likewise divided on what course of action to [...]
by Jeff Friedman Now that the debt debate is a done deal, the big question weighing on the markets is economic growth—or lack thereof. Given weakness recent manufacturing and spending data, as well as a continued gloomy employment and housing picture, market participants are weighing in on whether a double-dip recession might be ahead. What’s [...]
by Jeff Friedman The summer hasn’t brightened the economic outlook, as the view at mid-year seems a bit gloomier than back in January. Some analysts are even reviving speculation we are headed for a “double dip” recession. To get a projection of where the markets might be headed as we move into the second half [...]
by Jeff Friedman The dollar has long been in a bearish trend, but shot higher on May 4, 20011, after key monetary policy meetings in Europe. The European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BOE) both held short-term interest rates steady in May. Many market participants were expecting rate increases and were caught off [...]
by Jeff Friedman There have been a lot of challenges for the markets in the past few months, from unrest in the Middle East to the disaster in Japan to ongoing Eurozone debt issues to a potential U.S. government shutdown. The big, overarching question for most investors and consumers is how these factors have affected [...]
by Jeff Friedman Jeff Friedman is a Senior Market Strategist with Lind Plus. He can be reached at 866-231-7811 or via email at jfriedman@lind-waldock.com. You can follow Jeff on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LWJFriedman. Join Jeff for his monthly webinar, Friedman’s Futures Forecast, by visiting Lind-Waldock’s events page, and hear audio podcasts from Jeff with short-term trading [...]
by Jeff Friedman The big question this article will address is: will the bull market in commodities continue? The answer, in my opinion, is yes. However, I think gains in the commodity markets aren’t as likely to be as broad-based as they were in 2010. I think you’ll have to be a “commodity picker” and [...]
by Jeff Friedman There are three major factors affecting the markets right now. These crosscurrents are the Federal Reserve’s easing measures to stimulate the U.S. economy, China’ tightening measures to dampen theirs, and the escalating debt crisis in the Eurozone. These events represent a little good, a little bad, and a little ugly going on [...]
by Jeff Friedman September turned out to be a great month for both stocks and commodities. I don’t see any big trend shifts before the November elections, but we could see corrective moves. My theme for October overall is: buy the dips. (And watch the dollar) September is historically a bearish month for the stock [...]
